Morning Roundup, 12/02/10

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• The host countries for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups will be announced today at 1000. It'll be interesting to see which nations FIFA feels paid the highest bribes had the most impressive bids. [BBC Sport]

• Manchester City roll into the knockout stages of the Europa Cup with a 3-0 victory over Energy Drink Salzburg, while Juventus fall out of the tournament after a 1-1 draw at Polish side Lech Poznan. [Soccernet]

• Birmingham knock off WCIS-Endorsed Aston Villa in the Carling Cup quarterfinals, 2-1. The Blues will face West Ham in the semis, while yesterday's other winner, Ipswich Town, will take on the inevitable 2011 Carling Cup champions Arsenal. [Fox Soccer]

• In today's big Europa Cup matchup, Liverpool head to Romania to play Steaua Bucharest. A draw will see the Reds through to the next round. [Sky Sports]